Read our privacy policy.privacy policy. The increased capacity will be a combination of premium sideline seating, additional end zone seating and a “social stadium experience” within the south plaza. During this era, the Tiger-Cats also became (and remain to this day) the only Canadian team to have ever defeated a current National Football League team; on August 8, 1961, they defeated the Buffalo Bills by a score of 38–21 (at the time, Buffalo was still a part of the American Football League).[18][19]. [13] The Hamilton football club played their first game on December 18, 1869 against the 13th Battalion (now Royal Hamilton Light Infantry). Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Hamilton, Ontario. Through that single relationship, All Access provided the Ticats the insights needed to better understand their fan base by relating behavioural digital engagement data to incremental spend, purchases, online consumption, and corporate partner activations. The Wildcats were given permission to use players from the Hamilton Tigers, but not the traditional black and yellow colors of the Tigers. Since moving into their brand new stadium, the club’s philosophy has been driven by the goal to deliver fans a best in-class experience in Canadian sport. Although the current Hamilton Tiger-Cats were only founded in 1950, football in Hamilton goes back much further than that. In 1872, the Hamilton Football club began play at the Hamilton AAA Grounds and they became known as the Tigers in 1873.[14]. [30] Through the 2015 season, former McMaster Marauders quarterback Marshall Ferguson offered sideline analysis of all Tiger-Cats games, along with a post-game show on TSN 1150 Hamilton. Tiger-Cats President and Chief Operating Officer Matt Afinec says “this is not an opportunity that exists anywhere else in the CFL, in terms of having a 90,000 square foot plaza-type area at the doorstep” of the stadium. Quarterback was a weak spot for the Ti-Cats, as the first half of the decade had names like Don McPherson, Damon Allen, Timm Rosenbach, Matt Dunigan, Lee Saltz and Todd Dillon taking their turns at the pivot. [31], T.C. Rendering of the 2021 Grey Cup North End Zone. AM900 CHML, together with brother station Y108, offered coverage of all Tiger-Cats games, including pre-season games. Smile Cookie Week at Tim Hortons. In 2014 and 2015, the Labour Day Classic continued the tradition, with the game being held at Hamilton's new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. During that same time span, they appeared in eleven Grey Cup finals winning the championship six times. Both thresholds were met and exceeded.[21]. Bold indicates global player Embracing their new digital platform, the Ticats filled it with exciting content, offers, contests, fantasy questions, surveys, and sponsor activations, driving significant increases in digital engagement from 2015: increase in Twitter referral traffic from 2015, Ticats All Access is the #1 site for referral traffic. “Our goal from the beginning has been to ensure the Tiger-Cats will be on sound financial footing the in the future and we believe this deal accomplishes that,” Young said, adding he wanted to thank all of those who have supported the team, especially great partners like Molson Coors Canada, Primus and Tim Hortons as we looked to find the very best stadium solution. His fortune was earned in the software industry and he is currently the owner and CEO of Lulu, a self-publishing website. *Average basket size represents average transactional purchase at the Ticats Shop and Tim Hortons Field. Sport Heroes with Mike Daly. This will create a unique opportunity to revitalize Scott Park, Brian Timmis and the Ivor Wynne district into a premier sports and recreation area for the city of Hamilton and its residents. But, on the very weekend that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 2020 regular season would have started — Saturday night’s home Grey Cup rematch against … The history of Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club can be traced back to November 3, 1869 in a room above George Lee's Fruit Store, when the Hamilton Football Club was formed. The fantasy game awarded fans points for their first prediction, correct predictions, and bonus points for making picks early. Opening in 2014, the Tim Hortons Field replaced the iconic Ivor Wynne Stadium as the home tur of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [15] Hamilton and Toronto are merely 51 km apart along the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) highway and, for relatively brief periods of time, were the only CFL teams in Ontario as a result of the demise of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1996 and the demise of the Ottawa Renegades in 2006, although Ottawa fielded a new team called the Ottawa Redblacks in 2014.